What did you do on Earth Day? The
Body Shop Malaysia celebrated Earth Day by giving away 1,000 saplings at
Pavilion Kuala Lumpur. It was The Body Shop Malaysia’s fifth year in giving
away free tree saplings, collaborating with Free Tree Society to encourage
Malaysians to commit to a greener environment. This year, aside from improving
our environment, the event also focused on protecting our wildlife species such
as the Malayan tiger that are critically endangered.

The Body Shop teamed up with Free Tree Society to distribute free tree saplings of 18 different species at Pavilion Kuala Lumpur. Plants were given out to members of the public with The Body Shop employees and Free Tree Society volunteers explaining how to care for the plant that they chose to adopt.

At this year’s free
plant giveaway, The Body Shop Malaysia also partnered with ZKE Recycle for an
upcycling workshop for customers (old glass fragrance bottles from The Body
Shop were used to make oil lamps).

Datin Mina Cheah, Dato Simon Foong to support the good cause of saving our environment and our tigers

During the event,
The Body Shop along with Wildlife Conservation Society collected signatures to
save the Malayan tigers. The Body Shop launched a petition campaign to call
upon our government to send 2,000 army personnel to patrol Peninsular Malaysia
Rainforests.

There are only 200 tigers left, we urge all Malaysians to support
this campaign to prevent our Malayan tigers from imminent extinction and to
increase our tiger population. You can show their support by signing the
petition in any of The Body Shop stores or online at
www.thebodyshop.com.my/only200tigersleft.

The Body Shop
encourages every individual to take part in creating a sustainable and greener
environment by planting a tree, re-using and recycling products as well as
educating the younger generation about the importance of caring for the
environment.